Ted Cruz

I intend to speak in support of defunding Obamacare until I'm no longer able to stand.

Instead of the Internet working to the benefit of consumers... it's going to be lawyers, bureaucrats, and politicians who decide what kind of digital opportunity we're going to have in the twenty-first century.

I think the Commission's action represents an abuse of its authority.

I also believe the Order is contrary to law.

It is the Commission's position is that it has full legal authority from this day forward to regulate every charge and every practice of every broadband provider to determine whether they are just and whether they are reasonable.

The Internet has proven to be an incredible haven for innovation and for opportunity.

Well, Mr. Chairman, would you support legislation from this Committee codifying the forbearance you're suggesting, explicitly prohibiting the Commission from regulating the rates or practices of broadband providers?

I believe the Commission's Order poses a profound threat to continued innovation on the Internet and, in time, will hurt small content providers and favor large corporations with influence in Washington.

NASA's core competence is not Texas soil conservation.

It's my hope that this committee will work in a bipartisan manner to help refocus those priorities where they should be.

I am confident, though, that it's not your testimony to this subcommittee that NASA has all the resources it needs.

I would suggest that almost any American would agree that the core function of NASA is to explore space.

Science needs to drive NASA's mission, rather than the political winds of Washington.

Does the Administration lack confidence in SLS and Orion and their ability to get American astronauts to space beyond low-Earth orbit in the 2021 timeframe?

We have a lot of work to do, and we are blessed to have a Subcommittee with some talented and dedicated members on both sides of the aisle who are committed to the core mission of NASA.

It's not that Earth sciences are not valuable, but in the last 6 years there has been a disproportionate increase.

In my judgment, this does not represent a fair or appropriate allocation of resources.

Sadly, Congress for some time has demonstrated an inability to distinguish between millions and billions, so you're in good company here.

Investing in broadband is investing in our future.

The trend is all in the wrong direction in every mission area, and we do not see it stopping.

What we cannot do is continue to downsize every capability area not just fighter squadrons.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank Secretaries McHugh and James and Generals Odierno and Welsh for your distinguished service to our country and for coming here today to testify to this committee.

Those who come here legally are being penalized and yet those who come here illegally are facing a fee of zero dollars.

That means somewhere between $324 million and $484 million that would otherwise be spent to aid the processing of legal immigrants is not being spent for legal immigrants.

I am the son of a legal immigrant who, 58 years ago, came here, applied to come here legally and ultimately received U.S. citizenship.